The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Chu Liuxiang finally told Huamanlou about the days when he was with Shi Guanyin and how he finally escaped.He talked very briefly about the previous things, but he talked about the last battle for almost a quarter of an hour, not letting go of even a tiny expression of everyone.

Hua Manlou held his breath from time to time, clenched his fists, and even slightly sweated on his forehead.It's because he didn't expect that everything Chu Liuxiang experienced was more difficult and dangerous than he imagined.It was only when he heard Chu Liuxiang flying out of the valley in a boat that he let out a long breath.Only then did he realize that he was still holding Chu Liuxiang's hand tightly, and the palm was already wet with sweat.

Chu Liuxiang smiled lightly and said, "You pinched me so painfully."

Only Hua Manlou could hear that Chu Liuxiang's voice was full of pain and confusion.He immediately relaxed a little, but he still didn't let go of that hand completely. After thinking for a while, he said, "Actually...you can't count her as killing her, can you?"

Chu Liuxiang immediately retracted her hand, and said coldly: "If you use such words to perfuse me, then forget it. I'm already tired, so you should go back to your room to rest earlier."

Hua Manlou was stunned.He didn't expect that Chu Liuxiang would talk to him like this and drive him away indiscriminately.He knew that what Chu Liuxiang needed most at the moment was the comfort and understanding of his friends, but he just said a word, and was rejected so bluntly.

Chu Liuxiang also seemed to have noticed her impoliteness, slowly touched her nose and said, "I...I'm not angry with you, it's just...you go!"

Hua Manlou shook his head and smiled.His smile is so pure and warm, like a beam of bright and non-glare light, it shines into people's hearts all the time.

He smiled and said, "Aren't you trying to drive me away on purpose? I'm not leaving."

This time it was Chu Liuxiang's turn to be dazed.He also didn't expect Hua Manlou to answer himself in such a relaxed, cheerful, and even a bit rascally tone, as if he hadn't said anything excessive just now.

Hua Manlou continued: "You are angry in your heart, so naturally you want to vent your anger on your friends. If I leave, who will you vent your anger on?"

His tone was indifferent, as if it was a matter of course, but Chu Liuxiang became more and more embarrassed, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I..."

Hua Manlou held his finger again, and said sincerely: "There is no need to say sorry. Between friends, there is never any need to say these things. I just hope you don't get angry on yourself again, this matter is not your fault at all. .”

After a long time, Chu Liuxiang finally sighed and said, "I know... Even if I had to choose again, I would still do it. We all know that as long as she doesn't die, we will not be able to escape. I won't do it because Adhere to the principle of not killing people, and lose your own life."

Hua Manlou's eyebrows twitched, and he could hear the self-mockery and helplessness in Chu Liuxiang's words.Indeed, at a time of life and death, facing such a demonic opponent, wouldn't it be much better to save one's own life than to stick to principles pedantically and die at the opponent's hands instead?

However, he also knew that Chu Liuxiang thought much more than that.

"Don't kill people" is the principle that Chu Liuxiang has set for himself. In this arena where people disagree with each other, draw their swords at each other, and kill people without blinking an eye, it is a very inappropriate principle.More than one person laughed at Chu Liuxiang's persistence, but he didn't take it seriously.

Hua Manlou can understand Chu Liuxiang, because he also believes that everyone's life is equal, so no one can override others, arbitrarily judge the life and death of others, and reap the lives of others.

But he also knows how difficult it is to insist on this point in this arena.

Chu Liuxiang's principle can be regarded as a hobby of his own, but it cannot be accepted by more people, let alone imitated.At this point, he is completely alone, insisting on what he thinks is right, just like insisting on the last clear stream in this river and lake.

So he cannot break this principle.Once broken, he loses the stance to stick to it.Even if others don't know, he will feel that he is no different from those murderous Jianghu people.

"It's different!" Hua Manlou said suddenly.His words did not continue Chu Liuxiang's preface, but continued his own train of thought, so Chu Liuxiang was slightly startled.But he still spoke a little excitedly.

"You and them...are always different. You don't kill people because of plundering life, nor do you kill people because of judgments, you just want to survive..."

Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly, patted the back of Hua Manlou's hand kindly, and sighed: "You think I haven't persuaded myself like this?... Maybe it's not that you can't kill people, but that you have to have a valid reason for killing people... But what counts as' A legitimate reason'? For Wuhua, killing people to gain power is not a legitimate reason?"

"But he……"

Hua Manlou only said two words, and suddenly understood what Chu Liuxiang meant.He is not saying that there are just and unjust reasons. On the contrary, he feels that even under the banner of "justice", one cannot arbitrarily deprive others of their lives.

Because righteous people will also be deceived by people and history, and thus commit heinous things.

For Chu Liuxiang, "killing" is not an act that should be done by "one person". It is God who gives life to people, so life should also be taken back by God.

This is a law.

It should be the law that represents the law of heaven, not any one person.

Hua Manlou understands that Chu Liuxiang has already thought it very clearly.The fact that he and Chai Yu killed Shi Guanyin together may be regarded as a last resort, and maybe even the law will exonerate them, but he still bears the responsibility of killing.

It was this responsibility that caused him so much pain that he even began to doubt his position.

So Hua Manlou also sighed heavily, facing Chu Liuxiang's direction, and said solemnly: "Then what do you plan to do from now on?"

Chu Liuxiang seemed to be stunned, silent and did not speak.

Hua Manlou said: "Just because you killed someone once, you feel that everything is indifferent, and you will no longer abide by your principles in the future?"

Chu Liuxiang said with certainty: "No."

The corners of Hua Manlou's mouth gradually curled up, it was a bright and joyful smile, as if he could see Chu Liuxiang's face, he smiled deeply at the other side.

Then he said: "Sinners can reform their mistakes, why can't you continue to insist on what you believe? Could it be that the great monk is not allowed in Buddhism after eating meat once, and must return to vulgarity?"

Chu Liuxiang still didn't speak, but her gaze brightened, and when she looked at Hua Manlou, she was full of gratitude.Hua Manlou seemed to be able to feel that gaze, and moved slightly, but her face turned red.He smiled again and said something.

"You are Chu Liuxiang."

Chu Liuxiang understood the meaning of this sentence very well, so he finally laughed too.He smiled and nodded, "I'm Chu Liuxiang."

Chu Liuxiang who will take risks, make mistakes, and fail, but never gives up at any time, Chu Liuxiang who does not shirk his responsibilities and always looks forward.

Just because he is Chu Liuxiang, there is always hope in his heart.

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As soon as Chu Liuxiang cheered up, she immediately realized that she had done something wrong again.

He shouldn't let go of Gong Nanyan so easily.

The fact that Gong Nanyan was able to find him here meant that she had been following them secretly.No one can be sure whether she will continue to follow, and whether she will disclose their whereabouts to others.

For example, Liu Wumei.

Chu Liuxiang had concluded that Liu Wumei had been to Shenshui Palace, but he did not return Tianyi Shenshui, but charged him with stealing Shenshui.Therefore, Shenshui Palace will definitely not let Chu Liuxiang go.

Moreover, Chu Liuxiang also had doubts about Gong Nanyan.He felt that Gong Nanyan, like Liu Wumei, had colluded with Wuhua, otherwise she wouldn't have found Chu Liuxiang immediately after she found the body of a girl in Shenshui Palace costume.

That was probably what Wuhua ordered her to do, the purpose was to distract Chu Liuxiang's attention from the matter of dumping the corpse at sea.

Chu Liuxiang recalled what Gong Nanyan said to herself at that time, and felt very strange again.

Why did she tell Chu Liuxiang about Situ Jing's pregnancy and suicide?

Without that incident, Chu Liuxiang would not have quickly thought that Situ Jing was being tempted by others, and would not have thought that there were very few men who could enter Shenshui Palace.In doing so, Gong Nanyan betrayed Wuhua instead.

Or maybe, she and Wuhua were not accomplices in the first place, but she was just jealous of the relationship between Situ Jing and Wuhua?

But why did she plan to be unfavorable to Chu Liuxiang?

Chu Liuxiang thought about these things, the more she thought about it, the more dizzy she felt.The only thing he can be sure of is that his biggest trouble now is Shenshui Palace.

This scapegoat was getting heavier and heavier, so heavy that he couldn't bear it anymore.

So as soon as they waited for Liu Yanfei to go down the mountain, they immediately set off again and rushed to the south of the Yangtze River.

Su Rongrong and the others are still in Liu Wumei's hands. It has been almost half a year since they disappeared in September last year.In any case, this is the most important thing.

The carriage traveled all the way south and soon arrived at Fengyang.And Ji Bingyan almost finished the pills specially made for Chu Liuxiang.

At Ji Bingyan's insistence, they entered Fengyang City.Ji Bingyan immediately dragged Hu Tiehua to the pharmacy together, but Chu Liuxiang, Hua Manlou, and Liu Yanfei couldn't stay in the inn, so they walked to the street for a stroll.

The streets of Fengyang City are not narrow, and there are many pedestrians passing by. Occasionally, there are a few beggars begging in front of the roadside shops.Chu Liuxiang and the others mixed in the crowd, walking slowly, looking very leisurely.

There are always accidents in stories, and accidents usually happen when people are not prepared.

Chu Liuxiang and the others are defenseless now.From the foot of Mount Hua to Fengyang, neither Gong Nanyan nor the people from Shenshui Palace appeared again, and Chu Liuxiang was always worried about the safety of Su Rongrong and the others, so she gradually faded away from this matter.

At this time, a thin voice suddenly came from the crowd, shouting loudly: "Chu Liuxiang, where are you going!"

Chu Liuxiang turned her head subconsciously, but she couldn't find the source of the voice, but the crowd on the street had changed.

Almost in an instant, the crowd receded far away like an ebbing tide, while another group of people in white quail clothes rushed up, surrounding the three of them firmly in the center.

The leader was a quail-clothed man carrying four sacks, Chu Liuxiang's eyes flashed, and he said, "So he's a brother of the beggar gang."

Members of the Beggar Clan always use the number of sacks to distinguish their ranks, and this man in quail clothes is a disciple of the Four Bags.He tilted his head and looked at Chu Liuxiang for a while, then said, "Are you Chu Liuxiang?"

Chu Liuxiang has always had a lot of friends in Jianghu, and there are all kinds of religions and high schools, and his attitude never makes a difference based on the status of the other party.But he had a good relationship with Nangong Ling, the former head of the Beggar Gang, and it was rare for a member of the Beggar Gang to be so rude to him.

So Chu Liuxiang just touched his nose and said, "I am Chu Liuxiang."

He originally wanted to ask the other party if he had something to do with him, but the expression of the four bag disciples suddenly changed, and the beggar gang disciples who followed behind also showed expressions of surprise and anger.

The four-pocket disciple suddenly waved his hands and said, "Let's go together!"

Chu Liuxiang's expression turned cold, and he saw that everyone was waving swords and sticks and pounced on him.

He didn't understand why the beggars attacked him at all, but now was not the time to think about it.

Chu Liuxiang's body only turned slightly, before those people saw what was going on, they realized that he was outside the circle.

The circle spread out immediately, and surrounded Chu Liuxiang again.Liu Yanfei and Hua Manlou were standing there, but no one even looked at them.

The only target of these people is Chu Liuxiang.

But they couldn't even touch a piece of Chu Liuxiang's clothes.During the chase, two or three people ran dazzled by themselves and collided heavily.

Pedestrians on the street were scared away long ago, and the whole street could only see a group of beggars chasing a blue shadow, but they couldn't catch it.

Hua Manlou was still standing there, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something.However, Liu Yanfei suddenly jumped up and jumped to the front of the crowd.

A long sword like a pool of autumn water is already in his hand.

The beggars stared at Liu Yanfei for a moment, as if they wanted to know the origin of this person who blocked their way, but when someone in the crowd pushed, dozens of people suddenly became more courageous and rushed towards Liu Yan fly.

The light of the sword is like practice, and the energy of the sword is like a rainbow.

No one could clearly see how the sword in Liu Yanfei's hand was moving, but after a dazzling white light passed, a large number of beggars who rushed forward fell down, and the rest of them hesitated, wondering whether they should go forward.

The leading disciple of the four bags looked at him in surprise, then turned back to look at the fallen people.However, after a while, those people stood up humming and chirping. Although they were walking with a limp, none of them had blood on their bodies.

"This...this is..."

The pupils of the four bags of disciples shrank suddenly.He has already remembered a legend that has been forgotten by the world for a long time.

Many years ago, there used to be a swordsman. People who fought with him would hardly suffer any trauma, and all of them were shocked by his sword energy.Everyone who was defeated by him said that it was the first time they knew that sword energy was also tangible.

Yaojiao is like a dragon, and the flying dragon is in the sky.

That's why his nickname is "Little Dragon Swordsman".

Disciple Four Bags stepped forward in surprise, looked at Liu Yanfei and saluted, "May I ask your honorable name?"

Liu Yanfei just said calmly: "Huashan Liu Yanfei."

This name did not cause much surprise, because many people have not heard of that long-standing legend.But the four-pocket disciple opened his mouth wide, and said angrily after a long time: "I didn't expect that the little swordsman Shenlong in the past has also become Chu Liuxiang's accomplice!"

Chu Liuxiang had already turned around, standing beside Hua Manlou, touching her nose.Hearing this sentence, I couldn't help saying: "How did I offend everyone?"

Four Pocket Disciple glared at him and said bitterly: "You designed to frame Master Nangong, charged him with murder, and finally died in prison for no reason, you still have the face to ask!"

Chu Liuxiang's hand touching her nose froze for a moment, but she couldn't think of how to explain it.

Nangong Ling was indeed arrested after he exposed the conspiracy, but at that time, apart from Murong Qingcheng and Ying Wanli, only Nangong Ling's teacher Qiu Lingsu was present.And the truth of this matter is obviously not known to all members of the beggar gang.

As for his public killing plan without flowers in Putian Shaolin Temple, although the guests who listened to the lecture heard it, most of them were young ladies and wealthy ladies, and it was difficult for them to have the opportunity to publicize this matter.

Unexpectedly, the result of his painstaking efforts to find the murderer was that he himself became the chief culprit who slandered others.

All the evidence in his hands has disappeared, and the people who can testify to him are all his friends, so it seems that the whole thing really seems to be planned by himself.

At this moment, Chu Liuxiang, what else could he do besides sighing?

The four-pocket disciple also seemed to know that with only the manpower he led, there was nothing he could do to win these people in front of him, but he was unwilling to leave just like that, so he kept confronting Chu Liuxiang.

Chu Liuxiang really felt a little ridiculous.

He, Liu Yanfei, and Hua Manlou stood side by side, facing a large group of beggars, all staring at him resentfully, people who didn't know saw him, thought it was the three of them who robbed the beggars of their jobs .

For a moment he couldn't think of how to get out.

At this moment, an old man carrying a burden came meandering along the already deserted street.

The old man didn't seem to know that there was a fight on the street here, and he looked around, as if he wanted to find a customer to open his business.

On one end of his burden was a large pot, and on the other end were spoons, bowls, and bowls. Oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were placed on a wooden shelf. It turned out to be a seller of soup cakes and cooked food.

When he came to the front, the old man stared blankly at this large group of people, then he smiled at Chu Liuxiang and the others, and said, "Guest officer, would you like a bowl of warm wonton noodles?"

He obviously saw that Chu Liuxiang and the others were rich, so he didn't even look at the beggars.But why did Chu Liuxiang want to eat wontons?

The four-bag disciple seemed to have a strange look on his face, and he suddenly stepped forward and shouted at the old man, "He is Chu Liuxiang!"

The old wonton seller said impatiently: "Of course I know he is Chu Liuxiang! I would recognize him even when he turned into ashes!"

Chu Liuxiang couldn't help being surprised.

Who is this old man selling wontons?How could he be familiar with the disciples of the beggar gang?How can you recognize yourself?

The old man looked at him and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years, but Chu Xiangshuai can't remember being old?"

Chu Liuxiang suddenly said: "You... Senior is Dai... Elder Dai of 'Walking alone'!"

The old man laughed, he seemed a little complacent, but waved his hands and said: "Xiang Shuai didn't forget that Dai Duxing is already very good, don't call those nicknames anymore. No matter how many years he has been helping, why is the beggar gang so chaotic?" How dare you trouble Xiangshuai?"

The last sentence he said was obviously aimed at the group of beggars, and the four-bag disciple fell to the ground in fright, and said repeatedly: "Long, long, long... the elder doesn't know, it was Chu Liuxiang who harmed Nangong Sect Leader..."

Dai Duxing said angrily: "Nonsense! Do you know that the 'Three Tigers in Sichuan' wanted to trouble our beggar gang six years ago, if Xiangshuai hadn't offered his help, our chief helm would have been picked by someone! That boy Nangong Ling has a heart, Martial arts are not very good, what kind of thought does Xiang Shuai want to do with him?"

Chu Liuxiang was stunned, and then smiled wryly, "Elder Dai also thinks that I killed Nangong Ling?"